Gilat… Sakha Support (SatCom)

[SatNews] This new contract will provide full turnkey services…

Gilat has been selected by Russian Yakutia Ministry of Finance to provide a full turnkey SkyEdge II broadband satellite network to serve new Ministry of Finance locations across Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, one of Russia’s largest Federal Districts. Satellite-based connectivity is essential for communications in Yakutia, which has fewer than one million people spread over more than 3,100,000 square kilometers. As part of the agreement, Gilat will provide the Ministry with a SkyEdge II platform, including hub installation, integration with previously installed Sky Edge platforms, and service support and maintenance. The Company will also oversee the installation of remote sites across Yakutia’s expansive and rugged geography. The network offers the Ministry improved utilization of space segment and maximizes bandwidth efficiency at a time when the supply of capacity in the Russian satellite market is nearly exhausted. Gilat will implement the turn-key SkyEdge II network in cooperation with GBU “CIBP”, the local operator and service provider of the Yakutia Ministry of Finance. The new satellite-based broadband network will provide essential telephony, internet and video-conferencing connectivity to new branches of the Ministry and is expected to be operational by August this year. The network is designed for multi-star operation and can be connected to additional service centers to enable future deployment of additional services.